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Byron King, attorney, trained geologist, peak oil commentator
Bryon King
Byron King is, in his own words, "a practicing attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with real clients and real law books on his shelves." He is a regular contributor to the
Whiskey and Gunpowder web site.
On Sunday, August 13, 2006, he published in the
Pittsburg Post-Gazette an op-ed piece entitled
"Peak Oil—Get used to it," a call for taking seriously the impending threat posed by the end of the era of cheap oil.
a previous audio interview with Bryon King
a new audio interview with Bryon King in the wake of Chevron's breakthrough oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico
Chevron Corporation announced yesterday, September 5, 2006, that had successfully completed a very deep test drilling at the Jack #2 well at Walker Ridge Block 758 in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico." You can read the detail of this announcement in their press release, entitled
"Chevron Announces Record Setting Well Test at Jack," which begins by saying:
"SAN RAMON, Calif., Sep. 5, 2006 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it successfully completed a record setting production test on the Jack #2 well at Walker Ridge Block 758 in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Jack well was completed and tested in 7,000 feet of water, and more than 20,000 feet under the sea floor, breaking Chevron's 2004 Tahiti well test record as the deepest successful well test in the Gulf of Mexico. The Jack #2 well was drilled to a total depth of 28,175 feet."
In order to discuss this petro-development in the context of peak oil,
Etopia News spoke again today with Mr. King by telephone and recorded an audio conversation with him about this question.
listen to Bryon King profusely compliment Chevron engineers and suppliers on their breakthrough work and make the case that their Herculean efforts make the case for peak oil
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